A suspected kidnapper has been killed in a gun duel with policemen detailed to rescue an abducted victim in the Abraka Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State.
The state Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the development on Monday, said a suspect was arrested, adding that the kidnapped victim was rescued.
He said, “On Sunday, June 11, 2023, operatives of Abraka Police Station led by the Divisional Police Officer, SP Fabian Ayameh, while on routine patrol along campus III Road, Abraka, were alerted to a kidnap incident at a filling station by a gang of four armed men operating in a silver coloured Lexus SUV with number plate KSF 315 HF.
“The team swiftly mobilised and went on the trail of the kidnappers. The suspects on noticing that the policemen were closing on them fired gunshots while trying to escape and the police responded bravely and forced the hoodlums to abandon the victim.
“Our men engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel and successfully neutralised one of them, arrested one other with serious gunshot injuries while two others escaped.”
Edafe said one AK 47 rifle with breech no 06571 without a magazine was recovered during the operation, adding that the rescued victim had been reunited with his family.
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